- Ford Foundation President Darren Walker Named Commander of the French Order of Arts and LettersNew York, May 25th, 2022 – Philanthropy innovator and Ford Foundation President Darren Walker has been named a Commander of the French Order of Arts and Letters, the highest rank of this order.
- French Embassy Selects 51 Community College Students for its Affordable, Sustainability-Focused Study Abroad Program‘Community College in France’ summer bootcamps increase access to study abroad for underrepresented students
- Harry Belafonte Named Chevalier of the French National Order of the Legion of HonorThe award was presented by Ambassador Philippe Etienne at a ceremony in New York City
- ‘And Their Children After Them’ by Nicolas Mathieu, translated by William Rodarmor (Other Press, 2020) Wins 2021 Albertine PrizeAuthor and translator share annual reader’s choice award
- Five Nominees Unveiled for the 2021 Albertine PrizeNominated titles bring diverse and cutting-edge Francophone literature to the United States
- French American Foundation Donates Venetian Room to the French StateOn June 30, 2021, Philippe Etienne, Ambassador of France to the United States, and Allan Chapin, Chairman of the French American Foundation, signed an agreement marking the foundation’s donation of the restored Venetian Room to the French state. A ceremony was held in the Venetian Room at the Payne Whitney Mansion, headquarters of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States.
- Announcing Villa AlbertineAnnouncing Villa Albertine, a new cultural institution reinventing artists’ residencies across the United States
- French and American Partners Launch a New French T.V. Series Writers’ Residency Program in Los AngelesThe Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States, the Centre National du Cinema et de l’image animée (National Center for Cinema, TV, and the Moving Image, CNC), the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers, SACD) and the Writers Guild Foundation will support a residency for French T.V. series writers in Los Angeles–– the heart of the film and T.V. industries in the United States.